rayne [she/her]
It looks like the Western propaganda machine is accusing China of creating a debt trap. This thread was about the south African president saying it’s not a trap but a good deal. Here’s some comments.
https://lemm.ee/post/41546351/14590872
So this is a comment seeing this as good news. 10 upvotes, 13 down.
After several hundred years of Western investment which only creates slums and brothels, props up violent dictators and which leaves behind a big hole in the ground where the countries resources have been stripped, I would suggest that investment that builds railways, ports and other infrastructure, creates jobs and new markets, is like a breath of fresh air .
Response with 17 upvotes and 2 down.
Because there are no slums or brothels in China, big holes in the ground, and they have never propped up violent dictators.
13 up, 3 down
Remind me: How old is China? No poor people in Tibet or Yunnan? Burma is doing wonderfully too, I hear.
And a top comment from the thread 38 up 10 down
Person benefiting financially from deal says bad deal is good deal.
Here’s the section on euphoria
mental health
Dysphoria and depression have been bad. Not finding much comfort in my relationship and feeling like shit physically.
Tried to boy mode my way through quitting smoking. Visit with my kid on my birthday was the only thing I was really looking forward to the rest of the year and it was cancelled. And I may have had a cold or mild covid. Almost a week of inflammation and sore throat. So not much motivation to do anything aside from laying around miserable.
Libs on reddit lemmy the last few days have been shitting on this